Yusei Kikuchi faces most important season yet for Mariners
UPDATED: Tue., March 2, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi is about to begin his third season in the majors pitching for the Seattle Mariners and it's going to be the most important one because of the structure of his contract.
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- Is the Mariners’ Cactus League game on TV today? Not quite as often as in spring training’s past
- Mariners pitcher Justin Dunn’s offseason was full of clichés, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t stepped up his game
- ‘It got old’: Jarred Kelenic, agent open up on frustrations with Mariners holding back his MLB debut
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‘Perfect timing’: Jarred Kelenic’s first home run of the spring comes at a fitting moment for the Mariners
UPDATED: Wed., March 3, 2021
It took all of three games into their Cactus League schedule to find a single moment to perfectly encapsulate what’s going on with Seattle.
Is the Mariners’ Cactus League game on TV today? Not quite as often as in spring training’s past
UPDATED: Tue., March 2, 2021
Given the limited number of seats available due to reduced capacity for COVID-19 safety protocols, and the surge of tickets purchased when they were initially put on sale, the 1,744 spectators lucky enough to be in attendance for the Cactus League opener Sunday between the two “natural rivals” occupying the Peoria Sports Complex – the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres – were happy and lucky just to be watching live baseball.
Yusei Kikuchi faces most important season yet for Mariners
UPDATED: Tue., March 2, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi is about to begin his third season in the majors pitching for the Seattle Mariners and it's going to be the most important one because of the structure of his contract.
‘It feels like just yesterday’: Mitch Haniger returns to Mariners lineup for the first time since 2019 injury
UPDATED: Mon., March 1, 2021
PEORIA, Ariz. – Nine hundred, eleven thousand, five hundred, fifty minutes … how do you measure what was lost in almost two years?
Mariners pitcher Justin Dunn’s offseason was full of clichés, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t stepped up his game
UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021
If you were to create an annual bingo card filled with predictable or oft-used spring training story lines, which someone on Twitter has probably done already, Mariners right-hander Justin Dunn would allow you to check off at least four squares, if not more.
Larry Stone: With Jarred Kelenic’s ire toward Mariners raised, scrutiny over his opening-day status is further elevated
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 26, 2021
In one of his final acts as Seattle Mariners CEO and president, Kevin Mather’s recent remarks to the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club were shocking in the sheer scope of aggrieved people it left in its wake.
‘It got old’: Jarred Kelenic, agent open up on frustrations with Mariners holding back his MLB debut
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 24, 2021
PEORIA, Ariz. — In past interviews, Jarred Kelenic was always controlled in his responses about his eventual Major League debut and the reasons why it hadn’t happened yet. But it was clear from his tone, body language and words chosen that he wasn’t pleased with the situation.
As Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais do damage control, veteran players are helping the team move forward
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 24, 2021
This was not the day that was expected or desired, but it’s the day manager Scott Servais and general manager Jerry Dipoto were given to endure by their former boss and his calamitous comments that have rocked the organization.
Larry Stone: For the Mariners, parting with blathering Mather was inevitable; now comes the hard work
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021
It took roughly 24 hours from the first telltale tweet of trouble for the Seattle Mariners to make official a decision that was inevitable. That was the reality from the minute Kevin Mather’s unconscionable Rotary Club remarks went public Sunday.
Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigns after video surfaces of him expressing distressing views about players, club operations
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021
Less than 24 hours after offering an apology for his array of incendiary comments in a video call in early February, and promising to make things right with the Mariners’ organization, its players and its fans, Kevin Mather has resigned his position as the team’s Chief Executive Officer and president immediately.
Commentary: Kevin Mather’s Rotary speech made public should be the last strike for Mariners’ CEO
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021
Straight to the point: Kevin Mather’s employment with the Seattle Mariners should be finished. Every minute he’s still on the job is a further indictment of the organization and what it stands for.
In speech made public, Mariners CEO Kevin Mather addresses Jarred Kelenic, team finances and much more
UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 21, 2021
PEORIA, Ariz. – Pick your adage – never let them see how the sausage is made, or never let them see behind the curtain – or any other oft-used phrase about oversharing private or sensitive information on decision-making processes.